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Tapper admits Trump was right

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Alex Galbraith

The CNN host previously feuded with Trump over accusations that Joe Biden was in decline

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Noem can't define habeas corpus

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Alex Galbraith

The head of DHS argued that the legal principle gives carte blanche to deport migrants

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There will never be another Scary Island

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Coleman Spilde

15 years later, "Scary Island" still sets the standard for "Housewives" chaos

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Our democracy crisis reaches a new stage

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Chauncey DeVega

America’s democracy is rapidly collapsing. Examining its present state offers clues to prevent catastrophe

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Trump on a fruitless quest for vengeance

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Austin Sarat

Trump and his subordinates are using every lever at their disposal to make the university pay for disobedience

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Don’t fight uncertainty — embrace it

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Clayton Dalton

In a world of chaos, the only constant is unknowing. We can work with that, not against it

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"The Last of Us" leaves nothing unsaid

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Melanie McFarland

Pedro Pascal’s Joel returns one last time in an episode that mourns those conversations death leaves unfinished

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The Weeknd's egomaniacal disaster

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Coleman Spilde

The pop star's new film is a feature-length study in his stardom that will leave you counting ceiling tiles instead

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In praise of the maximalist salad

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Because, in the words of Roy Choi, sometimes you want a salad that eats like a cheeseburger

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Trump is treating the economy like COVID

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Heather Digby Parton

The White House prepares to falsify data and cook the books in order to sell their schemes to the American people

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SCOTUS allowed Trump’s mile high bribe

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Leah Litman

As they say, a fish rots from the head (of the judicial branch)

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The Christian right rebrands as "MAHA"

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Amanda Marcotte

Christian conservatives know they have a branding problem with women

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Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer

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Alex Galbraith

The former president's age and health were key concerns that led to him abandoning a reelection bid last summer

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"SNL" imagines Myers, Ye reunion

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Alex Galbraith

"Saturday Night Live" alum Myers played himself in a sketch for the 50th season finale

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The MAGA war on PBS is not about money

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Melanie McFarland

The latest GOP push to defund public media won't save much cash. But it will disadvantage poor and rural kids

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In "Nonnas," recipes are love letters

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Ashlie D. Stevens

In the new Netflix film, Stephen Chbosky and Liz Maccie craft a heartfelt tribute to family, food and grief

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Is Trump's movement a "cult"? Maybe not

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Jonathan Hirsch

I grew up in what many people would consider a cult. Compared to that, Americans still have freedom

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Britain's political meltdown — and ours

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Andrew O'Hehir

What anti-Trump backlash? Nigel Farage's MAGA-style party scores a huge win — and Britain's establishment panics

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After Trump, more Americans look abroad

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Professional relocation consultants say they're fielding more calls from Americans trying to leave the country

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Think twice before a parasite cleanse

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Elizabeth Hlavinka

Science is still figuring out the gut microbiome. It's a breeding ground for misinformation

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On "Andor," good is a four-letter word

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Melanie McFarland

Instead of leaning on the usual hero myth, this "Star Wars" tale boosts our faith in tyranny's inevitable breakdown

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Millennial memory, made meaningful

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Coleman Spilde

"Overcompensating" borrows from teen soaps to create something reverent yet new in an age of regurgitation

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How boba got gentrified

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Joy Saha

What happens when a beloved cultural staple gets rebranded by big brands — and the story behind it gets erased?

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When a president goes rogue — in fiction

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David King Dunaway

American novelists have often imagined presidents who seize power and defy the courts. Their lessons are sobering

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